Approved Code No. 9-Amendment No. 25 Registry No. 313-1-06 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUMBER AND TIMBER 

PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 27, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 9-Amendment No. 25 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

As Approved on November 27, 1934 

ORDER 

APPROVING AMENDMENT OF CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE 

LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

An application having been dnly made pursuant to and in full 

compliance with the provi. ions of Title I, of the National Industrial 

Recovery Act, approved June lG, 1933, for approval of an Amend111ent to a Code of Fair C mpetition for the Lumber and Timber 

Product Indu trie , and hea.rings having been duly held thereon 

and the annexed report on said amendment, containing findings with 

respect thereto, ha.Ying been made and directed to the President: 

N o,v, THEREFORE, on behalf of the President of the· United 

States, the National Indu. trial RecoYery Board, pursuant to authority vested in it by Executive Orders of the President, including 

Executive Order No. 6859, -and otherwise; does hereby incorporate, 

Ly reference, said annexed re.port and does find that aid amendment 

and the Code as constituted after being amended comply in all 

re pect with the pertinent provi ions and will promote the policy 

und purpo e of said Title of said Act, and does hereby order that 

aid amendment be and it is hereby approved, and that the previous 

approval of aid Code is hereby amended to include an approval of 

said Code in it entirety as amended. 

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BOARD, 

By vV. A. HARRIMAN' Adm,inistrative Officer. 

Approval recommended: 

,v. P. ELLIS, 

Division. Administrator. 

,v ASHINGTON' D. c., 

N 01•e11iber f7, 1934. 

9U814°-1325-108-34 (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT, 

The lVhite House. 

Srn: On August 19, 1933, you approved a Code of Fair Competition for the Lumber and Timber Products Industrie . 

This is a report on Lumber Code Authority Amendment Number 

88, the public hearing on which was conducted in ,v ashington, 

D. C., beginning on April 3, 1934, in accordance with the provisions 

of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

The Amendment contemplates the revision of portions of fair 

tra le practices embodied in Schedule " B " of the Lumber and 

Timber Products Industries Code. 

The fair trade practices which are included in this Amendment 

are similar to those included in other Codes, and it is believed by 

the Code Authority and the Deputy Administrator that their adoption will result in more ethical business relations in the Lumber 

Industry. 

The Deputy Administrator in his final report to us on said 

Amendment to said Code having found as herein set forth and on 

the basis of all the proceedings in this matter; ,v e find that: 

(a) 'rhe Amendment to said Code and the Code a~ amended are 

well de igned to promote the policies and purposes of Title I of the 

National Industrial Recovery Act including the removal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce which 

ten l to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide for the general welfare by promoting the organization of industry for the purpo e of cooperative action among trade groups, by including and 

maintaining united action of labor and management under adequate 

governmental sanction and supervision, by eliminating unfair competitive practice , by promoting the fullest pos ible utilization of the 

pre ent productive capacity of industrie , by avoiding undue restrictions of productions ( except as may be temporarily required), by 

increa ing the con umption of industrial and agricultural products 

through increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving unemployment, by improving standards of labor, and by otherwi e 

rehabilitating indu try. 

(b) The Code as amended complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of said Title of said Act, including without limitation Subsection (a) of Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7 and 

Sub ection (b) of Section 10 thereof. 

( c) The Code empowers the Code Authority to present the aforesaid Amendment on behalf of the indu try as a whole. 

(cl) The Amendment and the Code as amended are not de ·igned 

to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

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( e) The Amendment and the Code as amended are not de igned 

to and will not eliminate or oppress mall enterpri ·es and will not 

operate to discriminate against them. 

( f) Those engaged in other steps of the economic process have 

not been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of said 

Amendment. 

For these reason , therefore, we have approved this Amendment 

to this Code. 

For the National Industrial Recovery Board: 

w. A. HARRIMAN' 

Adm,inistrative Officer. 

NOVEMBER 27, 1934. 
~ENDNIENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

THE LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES 

Amend Schedule" B" by adding the following section: 

SECTION 10. General.-(a) No person shall wilfully induce or 

attempt to induce the breach of any existing contracts between com-

})etitors and their agents and their customer by any false or decepti, e mean , or interfere with or obstruct the performance of any 

contractual duties or services by any such means, with the purpose 

and effect of hampering, injuring, or embarrassing competitors in 

their business. 

(b) No person shall publish advertising ( whether printed, radio, 

'display, or of any other nature) which is misleading or inaccurate 

in any material particular, nor shall any person in any way misrep1 ·sent any goods (including but without ,limitation it use, trade 

mark: grade, quality, quantity, origin, size, substance, character, 

11ature: finish, material, content, or preparation) or credit terms, 

Yalues, policies, services, or the nature or form of the business 

condected. 

( c) No person shall defame a competitor by falsely imputing to 

]}im dishonorable conduct, inability to perform contracts, questionable credit standing, or by other false representation or falsely disi:arnge the grade or quality o:£ his products or goods. 

(cl) No person shall imitate the trade marks, trade names, slogans, 

or other marks o:£ identification of competitors, when such imitations 

Lave the tendency to mislead or deceive purchasers or prospective 

purcha ers. 

( e) No person shall represent in advertisements or otherwise, with 

the effect o:£ misleading purchasers or distributors, that he is a manuJfacturer, owner, or operator of a mill or company producing an 

r.rticle o:£ commerce, when such is not in :£act the case. 

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Approved Code No. 9-Amendment No. 25. 

Registry No. 313-1--06. 

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